Florida, 1971

Hail in Florida, March 13, 1971

March 13, 1971 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Escambia

When
March 13, 7:08 AM CST
Where
Escambia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.580, -87.400

Hail, Okaloosa

When
March 13, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Okaloosa County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.380, -86.580

Hail, Escambia

When
March 13, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Escambia County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.580, -87.280

Hail, Volusia

When
March 13, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Volusia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.280, -81.080

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9999843, 9999844, 9999845, 9999846.